Every decision we've summarized from United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit.
The Eighth Circuit affirmed a substantive sentence imposed on a defendant who pleaded guilty to a firearm offense. The court found the district court did not abuse its discretion by imposing a sentence above the Guidelines range based on an individualized assessment.
The Eighth Circuit affirmed Corey Deandra Thomas's substantive sentence, ruling that the district court did not abuse its discretion by imposing an upward variance. The appellate court found the judge properly weighed all statutory sentencing factors through an individualized assessment of the offense and the defendant's history.
The Eighth Circuit affirmed the sentence imposed on Melvin Navarro Morgan for drug and firearm offenses. The court granted counsel leave to withdraw after finding no non-frivolous issues for appeal.
The Eighth Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of qualified immunity to Officer Harris, holding that no clearly established law prohibited his warning against using foul language in public near children during a noise complaint investigation. The court found that Ward's belligerent conduct provided arguable probable cause for a disorderly conduct arrest, defeating his constitutional claims.
The Eighth Circuit affirmed a district court ruling granting qualified immunity to a police officer who arrested a plaintiff for disorderly conduct. The court held that the officer had arguable probable cause to believe the plaintiff engaged in threatening behavior and that the force used was reasonable under the circumstances.
The Eighth Circuit certified a novel question of Minnesota law to the state Supreme Court regarding strict liability for online marketplaces. The court declined to guess how state law applies to Amazon's fulfillment services and instead invited the Minnesota Supreme Court to decide.
The Eighth Circuit affirmed a district court's sentence following the revocation of supervised release. The court held that the trial court did not abuse its discretion in imposing an eighteen-month prison term.
The Eighth Circuit affirmed a thirty-month prison sentence for escaping federal custody and a consecutive fifty-month sentence for a supervised release revocation. The court found no abuse of discretion in the district court's sentencing decision and granted counsel's motion to withdraw under Anders v. California.
The Eighth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a sentence reduction for Christian Archer. The court found that Archer failed to establish extraordinary and compelling reasons under the First Step Act.
The Eighth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of Christian Archer's motion for compassionate release, finding he failed to demonstrate extraordinary and compelling reasons for a sentence reduction. The court granted counsel's motion to withdraw and left Archer subject to his original sentence.